Akinyeke Surname

656,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akinyeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akinyeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4471:396,29320,834
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Akinyeke (19) may also be a first name.

Akinyeke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akinyeke Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Akinyeke is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akinyeke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akinyeke is the 656,126th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 15,877,006 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akinyeke reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 19 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 447 people, or 1 in 396,293. In Nigeria Akinyeke is most common in: Ondo, where 65 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Oyo, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Akinyeke is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Akinyeke Last Name Statistics demography

Akinyeke earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 76.86% more than the national average, earning $76,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akinyeki883/
Akinyeka881/
Akinike801/
Okenyeke755/
Akinyika755/
Akenike671/
Eakenayake671/
Okenyeka63187/
Okenyike631/
Akinjika631/
Okenyika5010/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akinyeke
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